Category Archives: Miscellaneous

I don’t like where this is going… (Part 2 of 2)

or … how certain companies are ruining this world In the previous part I told you the story of how couriers, in my case UPS, but it had happened before and will happen again, are just profiting of the general confusion created by Brexit, hoping that customers will just be not determined enough to react.Continue reading “I don’t like where this is going… (Part 2 of 2)”

I don’t like where this is going… (Part 1 of 2)

or … how certain companies are ruining this world A brief interruption from our C-programming tutorial series to talk about an issue that I feel very dear to me. I have always tried to be a balanced person, but this brought back a sense of expectation in me that also the world around me shouldContinue reading “I don’t like where this is going… (Part 1 of 2)”

Is my ISP playing tricks on my iCloud Drive?

Today’s post is a more narrative rather than technical one. It takes its lead from my previous article on iCloud Drive, and wants to get a bit deeper, thanks also to Howard Oakley’s excellent article on what to do when everything seems to fail with your iCloud Drive. In my previous article I stated how,Continue reading “Is my ISP playing tricks on my iCloud Drive?”

God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen

This year’s Christmas publication is God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen, one of the oldest carols of the English tradition, in two versions: for string quartet and for cello quartet. The source for this edition has been the choral part found in Christmas Carols New & Old, edited by John Stainer (1840–1901) and firstly published byContinue reading “God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen”

Do not use “Documents & Desktop in the Cloud”

TL;DR: the title says it all: if you use iCloud Drive a lot—as I do—just do not store your Documents & Desktop folders in it, just don’t, it will only cause you troubles. Today’s article will take the place of the one I wanted to write yesterday, but I was blocked by this most annoyingContinue reading “Do not use “Documents & Desktop in the Cloud””